Onsite Project Manager, Project Excellence Center

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About the role

  • Manager overseeing project excellence in Alcon’s global R&D portfolio management. Develops standardized processes for project management and partners with project teams for alignment in key objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy standardized project and portfolio management processes, templates, and governance frameworks.
  • Build and maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and reporting routines to enable data-driven decision-making.
  • Partner with Program Directors and project teams to support adoption of PMDC methodologies and ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
  • Lead training, onboarding, and capability-building programs for PMDC roles in collaboration with the Learning and Engagement team.
  • Support the rollout and continuous improvement of project management tools and knowledge systems in partnership with IT and business stakeholders.
  • Facilitate lessons learned capture, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
  • Contribute to the long-term scalability and sustainability of PEC by identifying opportunities for innovation, simplification, and cross-functional alignment

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs)
  • The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
  • 5 years of experience in project or program management, preferably in medtech , pharma, or regulated R&D.
  • Proven ability to implement PMO capabilities (governance, metrics, training, tools).
  • Strong understanding of stage-gate processes, portfolio management, and cross-functional project leadership.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure from scratch.

Benefits

  • health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!

Job title

Project Manager, Project Excellence Center

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$108,750 - $181,250 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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